Mick Mulvaney started a new job on Monday under rather unusual circumstances: A legal battle is swirling around whether his new job title — acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau — actually belongs to him. But that didn't stop Mulvaney from coming to his first day of work with a peace offering: donuts.

Mulvaney brings donuts to his first day at CFPB. Couldn’t hurt. pic.twitter.com/BpKJ2nd1L0